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King Henry VII became King of England at the age of 17. He had six wives, two of whom he had executed (Anne Boleyn and Kathryn Howard), two from whom he was divorced (Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves), one who died (Jane Seymour, and Katherine Parr, whom he left a widow. It was during his reign that the Church of England was formed as a result of the separation from the Roman Catholic Church, and Henry declared himself the supreme head of that church.

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